Fucking Gross Adverts

I cant stand the loo roll adverts! They're awful!!

We always mute the adverts if we're watching live tv these days as its all just noisy crap.

Mr Q bingo and losing the loo roll.
How's he going to wipe? Great for my diet as it puts me off my tea.

Andrex, disgusting.

Absolutely. That Cockney Rebel song was an all time favourite of mine and has been ruined for me 😡

Yes I agree. Some are disgusting. The one with people spraying deodorant on their arses is revolting. Slightly off topic, but also Sabrina Carpenters song about tears dripping down her thighs makes me gag. Boke.

And why do we need to see a woman putting a tenalady in her pants? I think most of us know how to use them.

Anyone seen the new Co-op advert? It’s quite edgy for the Co-op. I started watching it and thought it was going to be for some sort of clothing brand.

Totally agree, that advert is horrible. Almost seems like it is encouraging people to mask smells with deodorant instead of washing🤮

The ‘gush’ adverts. We are rewatching Clarksons Farm and constantly getting these ads, every break. They are gross and I don’t know why playing them during Clarksons Farm is appropriate? We all have bodily functions, part of life, but these ads are unpleasant, unnecessary and too much in your face. We mute the ads all the time these days.

I’m torn on this, because yes, some adverts are increasingly crossing the line, when it seems to be unnecessary. But the period ones, I think are really good for young girls to not be feeling they can’t talk about the issue freely. I recall when I started my period, many many years ago, I felt really awkward discussing it with my mum, and in fact hid it from her for a long time. Which makes me feel sad for the younger me. And I also didn’t discuss anything to do with periods with my husband during my marriage. It used to feel like a secret that you shouldn’t bring up in conversation. My adult dd discusses hers freely with anyone and everyone - maybe too far the other way now 😁

The Pampers "poonami" one drives me mad. Especially as the parents go back to sleep after the baby does the "poonami" without changing the nappy! I mean FFS, just because the shit didn't leak out everywhere, you're not seriously leaving that baby to sleep in its own shit all night are you?! Gives me such (completely irrational) anxiety.

Why do we need to see it at all though. No one who uses sanitary wear actually needs a demo do they. Ditto loo roll.

The radio one for Tena pads makes me cringe where the women and talking about yoga and 'finding my flow'. Literally nobody I know would talk about this stuff like that, even if they might make a passing comment to good friends about their pelvic floor not being as strong as pre-kids etc.

Ha, I thought the same tbh!
I think the adverts are unnecessary, but the language and descriptions in your posts would make me put my breakfast down quicker than the ads ever did!
As for spending time on here arguing. This place is for expressing opinions, and you're clearly expressing yours, so fairs fair!

The stained jeans one. Yuck

Thought it was just me - ads used to be humorous- now I just flip to my phone during them - muting is a fav idea because if I hear domino oh hoo again I might just break the tv!! I don’t know if the shock value of the gross ads is to get people to look / talk about them but for certain the talent pool in advertising must have shrunk significantly because I can’t remember the last as I watched that made me think “ ohh that’s clever/ funny/ sweet/ entertaining “ ( possibly the haribo kiddy voices?)

Now come on, the kids LOVE that one. So funny!

Unpopular and hideously old fashioned but some things are best left in the background.

Maybe some posters need to realise that they are no longer in primary school.

Totally agree. It’s just too much. Shoved in your face. Makes me switch over so totally misses the point of an ad My DD21 was aghast at the new period ones the other day so it’s not just my old fashioned mind.

Blimey mumsnet is regressive

Personally I can’t stand the Dominos pizza one - couple sharing a bath and the delivery guy comes up out of the water to join them?….its grim and I can’t imagine it makes anyone want to order a takeaway! Bleurghh.

But why?

Agreed, OP. I sit in disbelief at the hideous ads they foist on us now. It was bad enough with the deodorant one showing everyone's crotches, feet and whatnot - then they plumbed the depths with the woman in the cinema sniffing the bloke's backside. They’re absolutely gross.

Oh, and yes, the Pepto-Bismol one. Can you imagine being that actor?
'Had any good jobs lately, Fred?'
'Well, yes actually, I gave my Diarrhoea in a Pepto-Bismol ad. Some of my finest work, actually.'

The stupid chewing gum one is more irritating for the poor English. “Chew good”? What is ‘good’? It’s not a thing I feel equipped to chew. I can chew all kinds of nouns - toast, gum, a steak - but I cannot chew an adjective.